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Asheville Christian Academy - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 35°36′17″N 82°24′36″W / 35.604630°N 82.410000°W

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Asheville Christian Academy


Location

74 Riverwood Road Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778 United States
Coordinates	35°36′17″N 82°24′36″W / 35.604630°N 82.410000°W / 35.604630; -82.410000
Information
School type	Private, Christian
Established	1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
CEEB code	340117
Head of school	William George
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	647
Color(s)	Blue
Athletics	NCISAA
Mascot	The Lions
Website	ashevillechristian.org

Asheville Christian Academy (ACA)^[1] is a private Christian school for grades K–12 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is located on a 60-plus-acre campus in the Swannanoa River Valley, approximately 12 miles from downtown Asheville. The school is accredited by Cognia, a standards-based accreditation body^[2] and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI),^[3] with a teaching faculty of over 50, half of whom hold advanced degrees. The school is governed by a corporation made up of parents, alumni, faculty, staff and other stake holders who elect a board of trustees.^[4] The headmaster since 1992 has been William George.^[5]^[6] The school's enrollment in 2020 is 647.^[7]

History

The school was founded in 1959^[8] as Asheville Christian Day School, meeting at First Alliance Church. In 1972, it merged with Blue Ridge Christian Academy, under the new name Asheville Christian Academy. The school occupied a campus on Bell Road in the Haw Creek community of Asheville, until the current campus was established in 2003. Grades 10-12 were added in 1988. In 2012 graduating ACA seniors were accepted at more than 70 four-year universities and colleges. It also operates jointly with the local Asheville Buncombe Tech Community College and Montreat College in a dual enrollment program for juniors and seniors to gain college credit as part of their high school graduation requirements. In 2014 ACA was ranked in the top 50 Christian high schools in the United States.^[9]

Notable Alumni

Caleb Mills (2018), basketball player

References

^ "Home". ashevillechristian.org.
^ "Cognia - Institution Summary". www.advanc-ed.org. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "Home". acsi.org.
^ "Asheville Christian Academy Profile (2020-21) | Swannanoa, NC". Private School Review. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "Asheville Christian Academy (Accredited Organization Profile) - ECFA.org". www.ecfa.org. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "Asheville Christian Academy". Non Profit Data. January 12, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "Asheville Christian Academy Profile (2020-21) | Swannanoa, NC". Private School Review. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "History | Asheville Christian Academy". www.ashevillechristian.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016.
^ "The 50 Best Christian High Schools in America". July 30, 2014.

v t e Education in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Asheville City Schools
Public high schools	Asheville High School
Buncombe County Schools
Public high schools	A. C. Reynolds High School Charles D. Owen High School Clyde A. Erwin High School Community Enka High School North Buncombe High School T. C. Roberson High School
Independent schools
Religious schools	Asheville Christian Academy Christ School Mount Pisgah Academy
Secular/private schools	Asheville School Carolina Day School
Tertiary
Universities	Montreat College University of North Carolina at Asheville Warren Wilson College Western Carolina University
Community colleges	Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College
This list is incomplete. Western Carolina University has its main campus in Cullowhee, North Carolina, which is in Jackson County but operates an additional campus in Asheville. The Buncombe County Schools system serves portions of the city of Asheville and operates three high schools within its city limits.

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